ALBANY, N.Y. -- The state Rifle and Pistol Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against New York's gun-control law, saying it violates the Second Amendment.

The association is the state's arm of the National Rifle Association, and it has protested the law passed Jan. 15 by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Buffalo.

"The National Rifle Association is committed to defending the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding New Yorkers," Chris Cox, executive director of NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, said in a statement. "Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York state Legislature usurped the legislative and democratic process in passing these extreme anti-gun measures with no committee hearings and no public input."

The lawsuit is the second filed against the NY-SAFE Act, which is considered the toughest gun-control law in the nation. The lawsuit says that the assault-weapons ban infringes on people's right to bear arms.

"This is an action to vindicate the right of the people of the State of New York to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits infringement of the right of law-abiding citizens to keep commonly-possessed firearms in the home for defense of self and family and for other lawful purposes," the lawsuit Thursday said.

The plaintiffs in the case include Roger Horvath of Mahopac, who is paralyzed. The lawsuit claims that Horvath's ability to use a gun to protect himself would be impeded under the new law, which limits the maximum number of bullets allowable in a magazine to seven.

"The act's provisions on magazines put law-abiding citizens at a grave disadvantage to criminals, who will not comply with the seven-round limit," the lawsuit said.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who is defending the state in the lawsuit, said the law is constitutional.

"The SAFE Act is a comprehensive law that is making New York communities safer, while ensuring constitutional protections to responsible gun owners," Schneiderman said in a statement. "My office will continue to aggressively defend the protections embodied in the law because every New Yorker deserves to live in a safe neighborhood free from the threat of gun violence."

Another gun-rights group filed a lawsuit against the measure in February, but a state judge tossed the suit earlier this month, saying that previous high court decisions prevented the judiciary from intervening in the legislative process. The group is appealing, and arguments are scheduled to be heard Friday.

Cuomo and legislative leaders indicated this week that they plan to make some corrections to the law, which was passed just hours after the bill was printed. One of the expected changes is to allow manufacturers to sell magazines with 10 bullets, but only to allow gun owners to load seven bullets unless it's for a sanctioned competition.

Lawmakers said the change is needed because seven-bullet magazines are not sold. They are also expected to exempt police and film productions from the assault-weapons ban.